Matt Spease

Career overview

Role: Meticulous television and film archivist.
Task: Write a 180-260 word career overview of Matt Spease (Directing).
Constraints:
Use ONLY verifiable facts from provided SYNOPSIS and SOURCES.
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Source 1 (TMDB): Birthday: September 5, 1973. Place of Birth: Sterling, Illinois, USA. Known for: Directing. Known Credits: 17.
Source 2 (IMDb): Mentions a film shot with a new cast minus returning members (Matt as Nick, Isaak Partlow as Max Burton, Roxanne Long & Joan Spease as Jannette & Christine). Released in 2008.
Source 3 (TMDB): Short film "Evil On Queen Street" was placed on his website, Matt Spease Productions.
Source 5 (StickyFacts): A film was released under the Matt Spease Productions company name in 2002. He was unhappy with some editing, FX, and the company title.
Synopsis (TMDB Bio): Starred and costarred in many films. Hero turn in "Evil On Queen Street" is what he is best remembered for. Directed almost every film he appeared in from 2001-2008. Studied Jeet Kune Do and Kenpo, which he incorporated into most films. Filmmaking venture began in 1988 with a camcorder.
Paragraph 1: Early Career and Background.
Matt Spease began his filmmaking venture in 1988 using a camcorder. He has 17 known credits and is known for directing. He studied the martial arts Jeet Kune Do and Kenpo, skills he incorporated into most of his films. He is best remembered for his hero turn in the short film Evil On Queen Street, which he placed on his website, Matt Spease Productions.
Paragraph 2: Directing and Production.
Between 2001 and 2008, Spease directed almost every film in which he appeared. In 2002, a film was released under the company name Matt Spease Productions, though Spease expressed dissatisfaction with the editing, special effects, and the company title used at that time. A film released in 2008 featured a largely new cast, though it included returning cast members such as Spease as Nick, Isaak Partlow as Max Burton, and Roxanne Long and Joan Spease as Jannette and Christine.
Drafting (Mental Check):
Matt Spease is a filmmaker with 17 known credits. His filmmaking venture began in 1988 when he used a camcorder. He studied the martial arts forms of Jeet Kune Do and Kenpo, and he incorporated these fighting skills into most of his films. Spease is best remembered for his hero turn in the short film Evil On Queen Street, which he made available on his website, Matt Spease Productions.

From 2001 to 2008, Spease directed almost every film in which he appeared. In 2002, a film was released under the Matt Spease Productions company name. Regarding that release, Spease was not satisfied with certain aspects of the editing, the special effects, or the title of the company. A film released in 2008 utilized a nearly entirely new cast, but included returning members such as Spease as Nick, Isaak Partlow as Max Burton, and Roxanne Long and Joan Spease as Jannette and Christine.
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